Posted on 10/29/2015 7:49:57 AM PDT by Academiadotorg
In this era of racial unrest, academic efforts to achieve understanding are welcome. Unfortunately, opportunities to misinterpret abound in academe. âYounger generations have made great strides,â Liam Farrell of the University of Maryland writes in the alumni magazine, Terp. âA cross-country study of 3,000 people 14 to 24 years old by MTV and David Binder Research in 2014 found that more than 90 percent believe everyone should be treated the same regardless of race.â
âBut that belief is a veneer on more unsettling results: 48 percent of white respondents also believe discrimination against white people is as big a problem as discrimination against racial minorities. And 65 percent of people of color said whites have more opportunities than they do.â That discrimination can cut both ways should not surprise. The belief that there are no equal opportunities is unsettling, particularly since there is a government agency that has ostensibly been devoted to same for nearly a half a century.
In an article that follows Farrellâs lead-in, a student makes a perilous attempt at mindreading. âAs centers of learning and knowledge, college campuses are prime settings to combat Islamophobia and mitigate ethnic, racial and religious conflict,â Sana Farooqui of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) writes in the Terpâs special issue on race. âColleges should foster dialogue about these social issues, educating students and providing platforms for solutions.â
âA good example was the spring screening of âAmerican Sniperâ at UMD, hosted by the College Republicans and College Democrats. They assembled a panel with speakers from different academic fields, points of views and personal backgrounds, tackling the social is¬sues of the film head-on. But many audience membersâespecially white malesâleft right after the movie ended, before the panel discussion began. This is counterproductive; itâs imperative for the most privileged members of a society to be present in such dialogue for any real change to occur.â
How did she determine privilege? Did she have access to their parentâs tax returns?
There appears to be zero intellect applied to writing this, starting with the untenable assumptions that were made in the articles inception.
Overall, reading this for your mind is like eating Styrofoam for your body.
“privileged members of a society”
The bias of the piece of $hit that wrote this article is showing.
As a UMD Alum, should I get a copy of this, I know exactly where it is going.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
I think I have a copy of this.
I remember starting to read it and becoming disgusted.
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